Working with AWS CloudTrail

AWS CloudTrail is a fairly simple and easy to use service that you can get started with in a couple of minutes. In this section, we will be walking through a simple setup of a CloudTrail Trail using the AWS Management Console itself.

Creating your first CloudTrail Trail

To get started, log in to your AWS Management Console and filter the CloudTrail service from the AWS services filter. On the CloudTrail dashboard, select the Create Trail option to get started:

1. This will bring up the Create Trail wizard. Using this wizard, you can create a maximum of five-trails per region. Type a suitable name for the Trail in to the Trail name field to begin with.

2. Next, you can either opt...